Tuesday, September 6, 2022

Cyndi Lauper releases "Girls Just Want To Have Fun" 1983



Cyndi Lauper released her debut single Girls Just Want to Have Fun from her debut album She's So Unusual, September 6, 1983.  It reached #2 on the Billboard Hot 100, and was nominated for two Grammy Awards: Record of the Year and Best Female Pop Vocal Performance.  It reached #1 in Australia, Brazil, Canada, Ireland, Japan, New Zealand,  and Norway.  

The song was written and recorded by Robert Hazard, who released it as a single in 1979. His recording is from the male point of view.

The video won an American Video Award for Best Female Performance, and an MTV Video Music Award for Best Female Video.

In January 2022, the video reached over one billion views on Youtube.com.


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